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Radio journalist Libardo Montenegro killed in Nariño, Colombia
June 14, 2019 3:41 PM ET
Bogotá, Colombia, June 14, 2019--Colombian authorities should conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of radio journalist Libardo Montenegro and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Radio Sans Fin host Pétion Rospide killed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
June 13, 2019 5:40 PM ET
Miami, June 13, 2019 -- Haitian authorities should conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of journalist Pétion Rospide and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Mexican reporter Norma Sarabia killed in Tabasco; another journalist kidnapped in Veracruz
June 12, 2019 4:45 PM ET
Mexico City, June 12, 2019--Mexican authorities must immediately and transparently investigate the killing of reporter Norma Sarabia and do everything in their power to ensure the safe recovery of journalist Marcos Miranda Cogco, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ welcomes release of Nicaraguan journalists Miguel Mora and Lucía Pineda
June 11, 2019 12:46 PM ET
New York, June 11, 2019---The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release today of Miguel Mora and Lucía Pineda Ubau, the director and news director of independent digital and cable news channel 100% Noticias; the two journalists had been imprisoned since a police raid on their Managua newsroom on...
Venezuela's Supreme Court orders La Patilla to pay US$5m in damages to Cabello
June 7, 2019 10:27 AM ET
Bogotá, Colombia, June 7, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a decision by the Venezuelan Supreme Court, which according to news reports ordered the independent news site La Patilla to pay US$5 million damages to a former vice-president as part of a civil defamation lawsuit....
Brazilian journalist Robson Giorno shot and killed in Rio de Janeiro state
May 30, 2019 2:30 PM ET
São Paulo, May 30, 2019 -- Authorities in Rio de Janeiro must make every effort to find and prosecute those responsible for the killing of journalist Robson Giorno, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Assange indictment marks alarming new stage in US war on leaks
May 24, 2019 12:00 PM ET
Mexico City, May 24, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the U.S. Justice Department's indictment yesterday of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The administration of President Donald Trump disclosed 17 charges against Assange under the Espionage Act, relating to his receipt and publication of classified military...
US charges Julian Assange with 17 counts under Espionage Act
May 23, 2019 5:01 PM ET
New York, May 23, 2019--The Trump administration today disclosed 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing national defense information....
Colombian photojournalist Federico Ríos flees after online harassment
May 22, 2019 5:37 PM ET
Miami, May 22, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Colombian authorities to ensure the safety of photojournalist Federico Ríos, who was forced to flee his country after being harassed online over comments by lawmakers....
CPJ, Human Rights Watch call on Venezuela to release Jesús Medina
May 21, 2019 9:00 AM ET
New York, May 21, 2019--Venezuelan authorities should immediately release Jesús Medina, who they have arbitrarily imprisoned because of his reporting for nearly nine months, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Human Rights Watch said today....